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wewe

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Apalaí

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Yao (South America) wewe.

Noun

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wewe

  1. tree

Gun

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Etymology

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Cognates include Fon wèwé, Saxwe Gbe

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wéwé

  1. white

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Trió wewe, Wayana wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wewe (possessed wewery, wery)

  1. tree
  2. wood
  3. stick, rod

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 427
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wewe”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 519; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 508

Ojibwe

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Noun

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wewe

  1. wild goose

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German weben, Dutch weven, English weave.

Verb

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wewe

  1. to weave

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Pronoun

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wewe

  1. you (second-person singular pronoun)

See also

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Wayana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Kari'na wewe, Trió wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.

Noun

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wewe

  1. tree
  2. wood
  3. stick

References

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Yao (South America)

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Apalaí wewe.

Noun

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wewe

  1. tree

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642–643